Akiko Monden

Practice Areas: - Employment law (e.g. draft of employment contract/ rules of employment, advice on changing the terms and conditions of employment such as salary, dispute resolution on issues between an employer and employee(s) on issues such as dismissal/, non-renewal of fixed term contract/ claims for unpaid overtime wages/ sick leave, conducting investigation and providing advice for measures against misconducts such as sexual or power harassment, representing the employer in a collective bargaining and other dealings with a union, advice on outsourcing such as worker dispatch and subcontract) - General corporate law (various commercial transactions) - Litigation & Dispute Resolution Education: - Waseda University (LL.B., 1999) - Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2000-2001) Admissions: - Japan (2001) Experience: - TMI Associates (Associate, 2001-2010; Partner, 2010)  - Seconded to the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), to work in the WTO Dispute Settlement Division (2004-2007) - Atsumi & Sakai (Partner, 2010-2014)  - Iwaida Partners (Partner, 2014-2016)  - Endeavour Law Office (Partner, 2016-present)  Languages: - Japanese and English